The NTSB is somewhat blowing if off as ..“We’re pushing the engines to produce as much power as possible,” he said. “We’re right on the edge. Sometimes they fail, and that’s why the containment ring is there.”
The engine failure was reminiscent of a similar event on a Southwest Boeing 737-700 in August 2016 as it flew from New Orleans to Orlando. Shrapnel from the engine left a 5in-by-16in hole just above the wing. Passenger oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling. Pilots landed the plane safely in Pensacola, Florida.
786 posted on 04/17/2018 3:54:03 PM PDT by STARLIT
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n anon spells out pretty much the same thing I said in my Tweet (see the second #6 Tweet in this thread. I misnumbered) regarding Q's drop re: "We are being set up."
789 posted on 04/17/2018 3:56:53 PM PDT by STARLIT
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This failure was at a point in the flight that is NOT peak power for the engine. The aircraft was at altitude and cruising.
Failure rate on these is remarkably low considering the stress, temperatures and loads involved. And then between various model engines, some have better track records.
